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Deathstalker

Leiurus quinquestriatus

Oor die naam: The scientific name Leiurus quinquestriatus roughly translates as "five-striped smooth-tail".1

DodelikEen van die dodelikste diere op aarde. As dit jou steek, roep dadelik hulp.Vinnige hulp en teengif red die meeste mense. Bel dadelik jou noodnommer.

Skerpioene

Steke

Gevaar vir mense: DodelikEen van die gevaarlikste diere in die wêreld.

The deathstalker is a yellow scorpion that lives in deserts and scrubland from North Africa across the Middle East to Central Asia. It is one of the most dangerous scorpions in the world, and its venom is being studied as a possible way to help treat brain tumours.1

Leef in

North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, from Algeria and Mali east to Kazakhstan and western India1

Afrika, Asië

Tuis

It lives in desert and scrubland habitats, across the Sahara, the Arabian Desert, the Thar Desert and Central Asia.1

Lengte

3 cm tot 7,7 cm (1,2 in tot 3 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 1,7 km/h (1,1 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Foto van Deathstalker — Deathstalker. Foto: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

It is yellow.1
It is 30 to 77 millimetres long, with an average of 58 millimetres (5.8 cm).1

Word dikwels verwar met: Other species in the genus Leiurus are also called deathstalkers. In 2014 the subspecies L. q. hebraeus was made its own species, Leiurus hebraeus.1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

The venom is a powerful mixture of neurotoxins, which attack the nerves. Its named components include chlorotoxin, charybdotoxin, scyllatoxin and agitoxins. A sting is extraordinarily painful. There is also a high rate of pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) after envenomation, and any sting carries a risk of anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: DodelikEen van die gevaarlikste diere in die wêreld.

The deathstalker is one of the most dangerous scorpion species. Its venom has a low lethal dose, but a sting normally would not kill a healthy adult. Young children, elderly people and those who are infirm, such as people with heart conditions or allergies, are at much greater risk. If a sting proves deadly, the usual cause of death is pulmonary edema, which is fluid build-up in the lungs.1

Goeie nuus: dokters het 'n medisyne (teengif) of 'n behandeling hiervoor.1

As dit steek

Envenomation is considered a medical emergency, even with treatment. Antivenom exists, but the venom is unusually resistant to treatment and typically needs large doses. Medical help should be sought urgently.1
Koel die steek met 'n yspak af en hou die persoon stil. Kry vinnig mediese hulp, veral vir kinders: sommige skerpioene is dodelik vir kinders.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As een jou steek: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

so lank soos 2,5 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n rykan 100 meter in 210 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Deathstalker in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Skilpad omtrent 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Deathstalker omtrent 1,7 km/h (1,1 mph)

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Its venom contains chlorotoxin, a peptide that has shown potential for treating human brain tumours.1

In preclinical animal trials, the paint could highlight clusters of as few as 200 cancer cells, while the lower limit for standard MRI was above 500,000.1

In 2015, clinical trials began on chlorotoxin with a fluorescent molecule attached, used as a brain tumour "paint" to mark cancer cells during surgery.1

There is some evidence that other venom components may help regulate insulin and could be used to treat diabetes.1

Mite-breker

Mite: A deathstalker sting always kills.

Waarheid: A sting normally would not kill a healthy adult, but young children, the elderly and people with certain health conditions are at much greater risk.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Leiurus quinquestriatus
Groep: Skerpioene
Familie: Buthidae2
Orde: Scorpiones
Kontinente: Afrika, Asië
Gevaar vir mense: 5 / 5: Dodelik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Deathstalker (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Leiurus quinquestriatus (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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